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I love me some Angry Marines. I think I’ve decided to paint at least one of my Black Templar assault squads up in their colors.
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Chaos makes a convincing argument, however I still side with the Emperor. This heresy is brought to you by TheMaestroNoob Although in RT era there were female marines. Edit: no idea what's going on but image links aren't working for me 80% of the time on arf lately. Angron Vs Space Wolves View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Chaos makes a convincing argument, however I still side with the Emperor. This heresy is brought to you by TheMaestroNoob Although in RT era there were female marines. Edit: no idea what's going on but image links aren't working for me 80% of the time on arf lately. Angron Vs Space Wolves On a semi-serious note, are Space Marines sterile or just less sexually driven? Because the idea of an entire Chapter of females augmented for maximum aggression and all "synced up" sounds both terrifying and problematic for the maintenance of order on the battlefield. I can't recall any children of Space Marines, and the level of augmentation seems like it'd probably chemically castrate them from stress on the body if nothing else. If they are all sterile, then that combined with the level of augmentation shouldn't leave females at any real disadvantage once they are fully converted. They'l start with less bone/muscle density but the augmentations will be remaking that part of them essentially from the ground up, regardless. Though the idea of them ending up looking like attractive women is unlikely. More like bulked up men with some vaguely feminine features. Curves and boobs go away due to extremely low fat content in the body once the metabolism is optimized, and if the hormonal systems are rebuild then they will effectively just be aggressive eunuchs like male Space Marines appear to be. They'd be at a pretty significant disadvantage pre-augmentation, but since the IG has no apparent issues with female soldiers and the Battle Bitches appear to be quite combat effective (albeit horrendously less capable than they seem to think they are, power armor does not make one a Space Marine), I can't see why females couldn't be Space Marines. Removing half the population from consideration seems less than efficient, but given the population of the Imperium and the comparatively tiny number of Space Marines, maybe that doesn't matter. I do question why the Emperor seems so set against female Marines. I don't buy the excuse that only males can take the Geneseed. If you are augmenting to that extent anyway, sex shouldn't be a significant hurdle. I am tempted to think maybe Emps just didn't like women. He does seem to be rather celibate, though that could just be due to him being so physically massive that the relevant physical actions aren't possible with any Human female. |
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I feel I just witnessed something the Emperor would disprove of. On a semi-serious note, are Space Marines sterile or just less sexually driven? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
I feel I just witnessed something the Emperor would disprove of. On a semi-serious note, are Space Marines sterile or just less sexually driven? Smooth as a Ken doll kinda went out the window with The Emperor's Gift by ADB though. A Grey Night is showering with the rest of an Inquisitor's Team and one of them checks him out and remarks that it was a shame he became a Space Marine. Grey Night doesn't get the joke, however. And there's the OLD, OLD, OLD fluff, going back to the 1st or 2nd edition that kinda implied that they could produce offspring. Of course, back then, Leman Russ was just a regular space marine too. I do question why the Emperor seems so set against female Marines. I don't buy the excuse that only males can take the Geneseed. If you are augmenting to that extent anyway, sex shouldn't be a significant hurdle. I am tempted to think maybe Emps just didn't like women. He does seem to be rather celibate, though that could just be due to him being so physically massive that the relevant physical actions aren't possible with any Human female. |
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I dunno if there's anything conclusive in the fluff about it. I sort of assumed that the dicks dropped off during the whole transformation process, leaving them smooth as a Ken doll. Lukas the Trickster of the Space Wolves says that he's fathered quite a few children and he goes to live with villages on Fenris from time to time, but it's also implied that he was taken as an aspirant as an adult rather than a teenager, so he might have been knocking boots before he became trans-human. Smooth as a Ken doll kinda went out the window with The Emperor's Gift by ADB though. A Grey Night is showering with the rest of an Inquisitor's Team and one of them checks him out and remarks that it was a shame he became a Space Marine. Grey Night doesn't get the joke, however. And there's the OLD, OLD, OLD fluff, going back to the 1st or 2nd edition that kinda implied that they could produce offspring. Of course, back then, Leman Russ was just a regular space marine too. I don't think there's any particular reason given other than just standard 40,000 year old dude chauvinism or maybe since he already had templates for Custodes and Thunder Warriors, it was simpler to use men... In The Sigilite (I think) Malcador is talking to someone and says that he tried to convince Big E to make the Primarchs female. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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I feel I just witnessed something the Emperor would disprove of. On a semi-serious note, are Space Marines sterile or just less sexually driven? Smooth as a Ken doll kinda went out the window with The Emperor's Gift by ADB though. A Grey Night is showering with the rest of an Inquisitor's Team and one of them checks him out and remarks that it was a shame he became a Space Marine. Grey Night doesn't get the joke, however. And there's the OLD, OLD, OLD fluff, going back to the 1st or 2nd edition that kinda implied that they could produce offspring. Of course, back then, Leman Russ was just a regular space marine too. I do question why the Emperor seems so set against female Marines. I don't buy the excuse that only males can take the Geneseed. If you are augmenting to that extent anyway, sex shouldn't be a significant hurdle. I am tempted to think maybe Emps just didn't like women. He does seem to be rather celibate, though that could just be due to him being so physically massive that the relevant physical actions aren't possible with any Human female. |
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Speaking of the books, I really want to get some of Artel W's minis at some point. Naturally they wouldn't count as the book characters, but... (Cain, Jurgen, Inquisitor Vail, the Eisenhorn gang, and Ravenor) Wargame Exclusive does some great sculpts too, but the female models are more 'stripper...ish' while Artel stays with the same general 40k or fantasy design ideas. Although I'd use their female Yarrick just to annoy people. https://dqzrr9k4bjpzk.cloudfront.net/images/12492559/1035015903.jpg https://dqzrr9k4bjpzk.cloudfront.net/images/12492559/1034817702.jpg https://dqzrr9k4bjpzk.cloudfront.net/images/12492559/1035008630.jpg https://dqzrr9k4bjpzk.cloudfront.net/images/12492559/946050133.jpg https://wargameexclusive.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/BRAVE-COMMISSAR-01.jpg View Quote |
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Apparently they're going to make a live-action TV show based on the Eisenhorn series. The project is being led by the guy who made Man in the High Castle, FWIW.
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-creator-of-man-in-the-high-castle-is-bring-warhamme-1836457904/amp |
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Woot! Birthday present for my boy and I arrived from my brother.
My son plays Death Guard (blech). I am a Knight player who may be tempted back into the furious embrace of the Blood God. Attached File Best, JBR |
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Woot! Birthday present for my boy and I arrived from my brother. My son plays Death Guard (blech). I am a Knight player who may be tempted back into the furious embrace of the Blood God. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/75898/IMG_20190717_193353_jpg-1020262.JPG Best, JBR View Quote Congrats |
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Sabaton song that just makes me think of the death korp
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flZQKqSQ1ug Also makes me want to start that army, to bad they are unobtainable |
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I'm kind of surprised people don't just 3D print this stuff. Is there any reason? For the cost of many of the armies I've seen you are about at a decent 3D printer cost.
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I have a nice resin printer.
I still like authentic kits and figs. Although I do have some custom bits planned for my Knights. Best, JBR |
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People are using 3d printed miniatures. The primary use is for scenery pieces, but there are others that have printed playable minis.
Most printers are only going to print .2mm layers without alot of calibration. This really isn't sharp enough for 28mm troops. Sure I've seen paint jobs so poor, that it wouldn't matter, but I enjoy the quality sculpting from GW. For vehicles, a printed version makes some sense. The most reasonable complaint about 3d printed miniatures is that some who do it put no further effort into the model. Truely it's no different than the guy with the primer paint only army, but guys that have spent money and time get salty over someone taking a percieved shortcut. This problem is easily dealt with by setting some minimum standards at tournaments such as a 3 color minimum and no cardboard bases. The other argument is that your local shops are going to lose money and go out of business. That isn't much of a threat until 3d printers and scanners are in nearly every home. |
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People are using 3d printed miniatures. The primary use is for scenery pieces, but there are others that have printed playable minis. Most printers are only going to print .2mm layers without alot of calibration. This really isn't sharp enough for 28mm troops. Sure I've seen paint jobs so poor, that it wouldn't matter, but I enjoy the quality sculpting from GW. For vehicles, a printed version makes some sense. The most reasonable complaint about 3d printed miniatures is that some who do it put no further effort into the model. Truely it's no different than the guy with the primer paint only army, but guys that have spent money and time get salty over someone taking a percieved shortcut. This problem is easily dealt with by setting some minimum standards at tournaments such as a 3 color minimum and no cardboard bases. The other argument is that your local shops are going to lose money and go out of business. That isn't much of a threat until 3d printers and scanners are in nearly every home. View Quote My local game shop was (as it finally went out of business) f'ing awful with crap selection, no interest in helping anyone, and awful prices on everything, so I can't really feel much sympathy for them. Like LGS's, the good ones should be fine because they are far more than just another store that sells things. |
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Cheaper and easier to recast anyhow. Provided you’re willing to learn pressure casting or similar.
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Apparently they're going to make a live-action TV show based on the Eisenhorn series. The project is being led by the guy who made Man in the High Castle, FWIW. https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-creator-of-man-in-the-high-castle-is-bring-warhamme-1836457904/amp View Quote Can't believe the nerds in the hive are focused on minis and completely ignored this announcement. |
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Can't believe the nerds in the hive are focused on minis and completely ignored this announcement. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Apparently they're going to make a live-action TV show based on the Eisenhorn series. The project is being led by the guy who made Man in the High Castle, FWIW. https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-creator-of-man-in-the-high-castle-is-bring-warhamme-1836457904/amp Can't believe the nerds in the hive are focused on minis and completely ignored this announcement. |
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I honestly thought it was stupid af before even finishing 1 ep so i stopped watching BUT that prob had more to do with the setting itself than the actual plot/acting/budget. No idea if the shows good or not.
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Hell of a Nerf bat if you own a $535 Porphyrion Knight model.
Big Knights Update from GW. But, If you can swap out weapons on your Armigers, or want to run the smaller FW Knights, the new Forge World weapons hold promise. They're also cheap as hell, pointswise. Best, JBR |
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I'm mostly a historicals player but I'm playing Kill Team with Death Guard. Need to get some Terminators though. I have some older tactical Space Wolves I may play at some point, just got some metal termies and librarians off Ebay to paint up.
As for regular 40k...well the rules are pretty much awful. The IGYG system is bad and the rules around it are mostly awful too. Granted KT is mostly the same but with a few differences that help. I wish I could get people in my normal wargaming group to play some old school 1e Rogue Trader, back when it was designed around smaller units and had logical wargaming rules for cover and LOS. Most games I see today are masses of expensive models and aircraft and all kinds of foolishness. But most of my gaming buddies are not into the GW cost and rules. For the cost of 1 40k squad you can get an entire platoon of WW2 28mm and play with much more interesting rulesets. There is a mashup of Bolt Action and Gates of Antares with 40k fluff I'd like to check out. |
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I've seen a few videos on them on YT. Is the Death Korps even an effective fighting force or do they only strive to cost the enemy all of their ammo? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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In life, war. In death, peace. In life, shame. In death, atonement. https://i.warosu.org/data/tg/img/0312/42/1396555239796.jpg https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/1/11/Krieg_Soldat.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20120622211121 https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/warhammer40k/images/e/e1/KriegGren.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/250?cb=20120630203907 DKoK fanboy here. I have a decent army. I also hate myself for choosing one of the most expensive factions. But they look awesome and their lore is badass. Death Korps are one of the few regiments that when ordered to charge into a daemonic horde will not hesitate and their commissars are afraid of being shot by the guardsmen for cowardice. It’s not that death korps are needlessly wasting their lives. Remember they specifically requested the most dangerous locations to be deployed. Death korps are happy slaughtering waves of Xenos and traitor scum all day long with out dying. It’s just that if they die they want to die for victory. As long as the objective is taken and the casualties can be replaced a kreigsman is happy. On the table top, they are a formidable force once in strength. It was hard to really be effective with a small point army, but once get the numbers up. 20 flash light shots are no joke especially for grenadiers. The no morale for casualties taken in shooting phase is nice too. |
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Hell of a Nerf bat if you own a $535 Porphyrion Knight model. Big Knights Update from GW. But, If you can swap out weapons on your Armigers, or want to run the smaller FW Knights, the new Forge World weapons hold promise. They're also cheap as hell, pointswise. Best, JBR View Quote |
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What did the Porphyrion's rules look like before this? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Hell of a Nerf bat if you own a $535 Porphyrion Knight model. Big Knights Update from GW. But, If you can swap out weapons on your Armigers, or want to run the smaller FW Knights, the new Forge World weapons hold promise. They're also cheap as hell, pointswise. Best, JBR Now 8 Toughness, 3+ BS, no healing. Same point cost. There's a lot of unhappiness out there. Best, JBR |
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I know it’s not 40k, but any of you guys gonna be giving warcry a shot?
I’m feeling the it’s hard to build a skeleton warband. Preordered the rule cards for them at my local shop. Also with that mentioned, I’m absolutely loving the card system they are using with it vs having all the unit stats in books. Gonna make adding new factions silly easy. |
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Inquisitor - Martyr 40k video game on sale on Steam for $24.99 till 8-2-19
the review is a year old, so they might have patched something. Warhammer 40K: Inquisitor - Martyr Review |
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I know it’s not 40k, but any of you guys gonna be giving warcry a shot? I’m feeling the it’s hard to build a skeleton warband. Preordered the rule cards for them at my local shop. Also with that mentioned, I’m absolutely loving the card system they are using with it vs having all the unit stats in books. Gonna make adding new factions silly easy. View Quote |
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I'm mostly a historicals player but I'm playing Kill Team with Death Guard. Need to get some Terminators though. I have some older tactical Space Wolves I may play at some point, just got some metal termies and librarians off Ebay to paint up. As for regular 40k...well the rules are pretty much awful. The IGYG system is bad and the rules around it are mostly awful too. Granted KT is mostly the same but with a few differences that help. I wish I could get people in my normal wargaming group to play some old school 1e Rogue Trader, back when it was designed around smaller units and had logical wargaming rules for cover and LOS. Most games I see today are masses of expensive models and aircraft and all kinds of foolishness. But most of my gaming buddies are not into the GW cost and rules. For the cost of 1 40k squad you can get an entire platoon of WW2 28mm and play with much more interesting rulesets. There is a mashup of Bolt Action and Gates of Antares with 40k fluff I'd like to check out. View Quote |
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People are using 3d printed miniatures. The primary use is for scenery pieces, but there are others that have printed playable minis. Most printers are only going to print .2mm layers without alot of calibration. This really isn't sharp enough for 28mm troops. Sure I've seen paint jobs so poor, that it wouldn't matter, but I enjoy the quality sculpting from GW. For vehicles, a printed version makes some sense. The most reasonable complaint about 3d printed miniatures is that some who do it put no further effort into the model. Truely it's no different than the guy with the primer paint only army, but guys that have spent money and time get salty over someone taking a percieved shortcut. This problem is easily dealt with by setting some minimum standards at tournaments such as a 3 color minimum and no cardboard bases. The other argument is that your local shops are going to lose money and go out of business. That isn't much of a threat until 3d printers and scanners are in nearly every home. View Quote A resin printer capable of 40k minis can be had for about $300. There's no scene here to play even if I was still into it, but I always found arguments against proxies and the like as specious. |
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Inquisitor - Martyr 40k video game on sale on Steam for $24.99 till 8-2-19 the review is a year old, so they might have patched something. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUuUjQblXdc View Quote They just released an expansion, that I will be getting once it drops down in price on Steam. |
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Quoted: They completely reworked the game a little while ago. I played through the un-reworked version and it was enjoyable. A bit repetitive, but fun. Like Deathwing, they got the feel down really well, and included enough interesting elements to make it more enjoyable. Taking an Imperial Knight and destroying Chaos was pretty fun. I don't think the player base ever go to the point where you could regularly play coop, which is unfortunate. They just released an expansion, that I will be getting once it drops down in price on Steam. View Quote What was your take on it? |
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I’ve always wanted an Inquisitor RPG game in the fashion of Baldur’s Gate with a good story, good gameplay and an open world. I watched some of the videos and reviews of this game and it looked more like a “hack and slash” Diablo type game, which is not my style. What was your take on it? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: They completely reworked the game a little while ago. I played through the un-reworked version and it was enjoyable. A bit repetitive, but fun. Like Deathwing, they got the feel down really well, and included enough interesting elements to make it more enjoyable. Taking an Imperial Knight and destroying Chaos was pretty fun. I don't think the player base ever go to the point where you could regularly play coop, which is unfortunate. They just released an expansion, that I will be getting once it drops down in price on Steam. What was your take on it? I am going to replay the game when I get the expansion. Apparently they listened to the complaints many people had. |
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I've always wanted an Inquisitor RPG game in the fashion of Baldur's Gate with a good story, good gameplay and an open world. I watched some of the videos and reviews of this game and it looked more like a "hack and slash" Diablo type game, which is not my style. What was your take on it? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: They completely reworked the game a little while ago. I played through the un-reworked version and it was enjoyable. A bit repetitive, but fun. Like Deathwing, they got the feel down really well, and included enough interesting elements to make it more enjoyable. Taking an Imperial Knight and destroying Chaos was pretty fun. I don't think the player base ever go to the point where you could regularly play coop, which is unfortunate. They just released an expansion, that I will be getting once it drops down in price on Steam. What was your take on it? |
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I'd love a 40k shooter/RPG, like Mass Effect or Bethesda's Fallout. 40k has tons of cool places to visit and explore, cool enemies to fight, cool guns to shoot, and cool armor to wear. Playing as a Rogue Trader or Inquisitor would be a hoot. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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Quoted: They completely reworked the game a little while ago. I played through the un-reworked version and it was enjoyable. A bit repetitive, but fun. Like Deathwing, they got the feel down really well, and included enough interesting elements to make it more enjoyable. Taking an Imperial Knight and destroying Chaos was pretty fun. I don't think the player base ever go to the point where you could regularly play coop, which is unfortunate. They just released an expansion, that I will be getting once it drops down in price on Steam. What was your take on it? https://twitter.com/FocusHome/status/1116326085027926016/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1116326085027926016&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pcinvasion.com%2Fnew-warhammer-games%2F |
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Quoted: If I could get easy access to a copy, preferably a hard copy, of first edition RT, I'm certain that I could get 2-5 players in my group to play that almost exclusively. As it is, a copy of the RT book that's not completely trashed has become something of a collectible these days with prices that make new production GW products seem downright affordable by comparison. View Quote |
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Quoted: They completely reworked the game a little while ago. I played through the un-reworked version and it was enjoyable. A bit repetitive, but fun. Like Deathwing, they got the feel down really well, and included enough interesting elements to make it more enjoyable. Taking an Imperial Knight and destroying Chaos was pretty fun. I don't think the player base ever go to the point where you could regularly play coop, which is unfortunate. They just released an expansion, that I will be getting once it drops down in price on Steam. View Quote |
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Quoted: Baldurs Gate 2 is my all time favorite game. Inquisitor Martyr is very much a Diablo clone, and is a pretty repetitive hack and slash. I enjoyed it, but I had little desire to play it after I finished the story. There are other sectors to open up, and you can fight the Drukhari, but leveling up to get there was more of a chore than it was worth to me. They might have added the Tyranids too. Like Diablo 3, its a beautiful game, and being an Inquisitor is pretty awesome. I am going to replay the game when I get the expansion. Apparently they listened to the complaints many people had. View Quote |
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Thanks, maybe I’ll buy it when it goes on deep discount on Steam. Seems like there hasn’t been a decent wh40k game since DoW 2. I really want to try the new Space Hulk game, because how hard can it be to make a decent Space Hulk, but the reviews seem to indicate it is another disappointment. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: Baldurs Gate 2 is my all time favorite game. Inquisitor Martyr is very much a Diablo clone, and is a pretty repetitive hack and slash. I enjoyed it, but I had little desire to play it after I finished the story. There are other sectors to open up, and you can fight the Drukhari, but leveling up to get there was more of a chore than it was worth to me. They might have added the Tyranids too. Like Diablo 3, its a beautiful game, and being an Inquisitor is pretty awesome. I am going to replay the game when I get the expansion. Apparently they listened to the complaints many people had. |
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the one thing with 40k games, whether they are good are bad. just being able to run around and enjoy the settings and scenery that were just mere sketches turned into something more. is a lot of fun. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
Quoted: They completely reworked the game a little while ago. I played through the un-reworked version and it was enjoyable. A bit repetitive, but fun. Like Deathwing, they got the feel down really well, and included enough interesting elements to make it more enjoyable. Taking an Imperial Knight and destroying Chaos was pretty fun. I don't think the player base ever go to the point where you could regularly play coop, which is unfortunate. They just released an expansion, that I will be getting once it drops down in price on Steam. |
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Hoo boy, big update for Primaris.
New Codex. New supplements for that codex. New Walker. New Transport. New other stuff. Primaris Update From Games Workshop Of course, I just bought my son the old codex yesterday. Go figure. Best, JBR |
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Hoo boy, big update for Primaris. New Codex. New supplements for that codex. New Walker. New Transport. New other stuff. Primaris Update From Games Workshop https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MegBattleReveals-Aug3-Invictor2uyjjfeg.jpg https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MegBattleReveals-Aug3-Impulsor23hgxe.jpg https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MegBattleReveals-Aug3-CodexSM3uhhvge.jpg https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MegBattleReveals-Aug3-SMSupplements3uihggcejs.jpg Of course, I just bought my son the old codex yesterday. Go figure. Best, JBR View Quote If I was a good enough modeler/painter, I’d definitely do a diorama of that new walker fighting a Trygon ala “Aliens.” |
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Is this more about building models or is this about playing a game.
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Is this more about building models or is this about playing a game. Most of the stuff I've read is about painting models. View Quote Some people enjoy building the models more, some the painting more, others the playing. It’s a lot easier to talk about what you’re painting and building between the 2-3 hour games you might play once a week and the lore than just talking about the game you played. At least in my experience. |
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